Extend with Darshan Shah, MD is a podcast dedicated to cutting-edge science, research, tools, and protocols designed to help you extend your healthspan.
Starting my medical journey at 16 and becoming one of the youngest doctors in the country, studying and training at the Mayo Clinic, Harvard Business School, Singularity University and other prestigious institutions, becoming a board certified surgeon and accumulating over two decades of practice, I have discovered that a mere 20% of health knowledge yields 80% of the results.
That's why this podcast is all about cutting through the noise…
Dr. Darshan Shah interviews Dr. Pamela Smith, a physician specializing in personalized medicine, to discuss hormone replacement therapy (HRT), hormone optimization, and their role in healthy aging and disease prevention. The episode covers multiple hormones including estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA,…
Worth it if you're interested in personalized hormone optimization and want an introduction to why one-size-fits-all HRT may not work, but approach commercial claims and supplement recommendations with skepticism.
Extend Podcast episode 205 features Rajeev Kapur, an AI advisor and educator, discussing artificial intelligence's potential to transform healthcare. Host Dr. Darshan Shah and Kapur explore how AI could shift healthcare from reactive disease treatment to proactive health optimization. The conversation covers several…
Worth it if you're curious about AI's theoretical future in healthcare and don't mind aspirational discussion over evidence-based guidance, but skip it if you want concrete current applications or research-backed claims.
In this episode of Extend Podcast, host Darshan Shah, MD interviews Dr. Cassie Smith, a double board-certified endocrinologist and internal medicine physician, to explore the interconnected relationship between gut health and hormonal function. The conversation centers on a central thesis: that optimizing gut health…
Worth it if you're interested in functional medicine approaches to hormonal health, women's health optimization, or understanding how gut microbiome impacts endocrine function.
Extend Podcast episode 203 features Sat Randhawa from One-Hype Wellness discussing brain mapping technology and neurofeedback as tools for understanding and optimizing individual brain function. The episode centers on quantitative EEG (QEEG) brain mapping—a method for measuring electrical activity across different…
Worth it if you're curious about brain-mapping technology and willing to treat this as an exploratory conversation rather than evidence-based medical guidance.
Extend Podcast episode 202 features Dr. Colleen Cutcliffe, a microbiome scientist and CEO of Pendulum Therapeutics, discussing the relationship between fiber, gut health, and metabolic outcomes. The episode explores how the trillions of microbes in the human gut depend on dietary fiber, and how different fiber types…
Worth it if you want a science-backed introduction to fiber diversity and microbiome health from qualified experts, and don't mind a product recommendation embedded in the discussion.
